has the government curtailed the opportunities that goldman used to make? and even as i once worked there, i got to tell you this is probably the least clued in i've ever been on whether goldman has a lot of earning power or not. johnson & johnson, they had time to figure out the lay of the land, lays the ground work for submitting up the company, ala abbott labs. j & j worth 15 bucks instantly if he pulls the trigger. ibm reports after the close. consistent grower, taking shares, and new hardware products. very few stocks give you what ibm has, charitable trust bets that despite the slowdown in europe, we see consistency. wednesday, we hear from bank of america. and the great inconsistency it has been cleaning up its balance sheet behind the scenes and buying inexpensive debt left over from the bad old days with foreclosures and major settlements, bank of america putting the ugly past behind it. bank stocks getting hammered next week like they were today and you come in, you know what? probably want to buy bank of america here for that wednesday quarter, a